On June 19 the Vestry approved the recommendations made by the Outreach Grants Committee, chaired by Charlie Harris. Grants of $110,000 were made and will be distributed September 1 to the following ministries in our area which involve many volunteer opportunities as well. Applications this year totaled $228,660. These groups are carefully researched by our Outreach Committee before recommendations are made. Remarkable work is being done in so many places and we are happy to help keep these efforts going. Along with our gifts go our prayers for all those in need.
Absolutions Counseling Center 1,000
Aid to Inmate Mothers 3,000
Alabama Writers Forum 2,000
AMBUCS (providing mobility for the disabled) 1,000
Boys and Girls Club 2,700
Brantwood Children’s Home 2,800
Bridge Builders (teen race relations) 1,500
Cancer Wellness Foundation 2,500
Capital Area Literacy Council 500
Catholic Social Services (direct aid) 2,000
Child Protect (victims of abuse) 2,500
Children’s Center (for disabled young adults) 2,000
Children’s Harbor (summer camp for special needs children) 2,000
Compassion 21 (mentoring for inner city youth) 2,000
Dream Court (physical therapy for disadvantaged) 2,000
Envision 2020 – River Region Healthy Minds Network 1,500
Family Guidance/Center for Families (direct assistance) 1,700
Family Sunshine Center (victims of domestic violence) 2,000
Family Support Center 750
First United Methodist Respite Ministry 3,000
Floyd Food for Kids (weekend lunches) 1,000
Friendship Mission Church (food, shelter, clothing) 3,500
Girls on the Run Mentoring Program 1,250
Hands On River Region (Volunteer and Information Center) 1,000
Holy Cross Episcopal School Scholarship Fund 10,000
Hope Inspired Ministries (jobs for those coming out of prison) 2,500
Hospice of Montgomery 1,500
Kelcie’s Place (autistic teens) 2,000
Kid One Transport 1,000
Let God Arise Ministries (prison ministry) 1,200
Lighthouse Counseling Center (substance abuse program) 2,500
Medical Outreach Ministries 2,500
Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless 1,500
Montgomery AIDS Outreach 2,000
Montgomery Area Council on Aging (Meals on Wheels) 12,000
Montgomery Christian School (scholarships for underprivileged) 1,500
Montgomery Education Foundation 2,000
Montgomery Humane Society 1,850
New Beginnings Education Center (tutoring) 1,750
One Place Family Justice Center 1,000
Rebuilding Together (home repair for the needy) 3,000
Renascence (prison halfway house) 5,000
Resurrection Catholic Ministries 1,000
Roof Top Friends 1,500
Sawyerville Work Project (summer camp for needy youth) 5,000
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth – SAFY 1,500
The Fountain House 1,000
In addition to these grants, our Annual Operating Budget provides the following amounts to other ministries beyond our walls: Covenant to the Diocese – $140,749; Seminaries – $13,423; Scholarships to seminarians – $2,000; Strategies to Elevate People (inner city ministries) – $1,500; Discretionary Funds (direct assistance) – $12,275; Baldwin Fund (direct assistance) – $18,000; Honduras Trip – $5,000; Family Promise (homeless families) – $12,000; Holy Cross Episcopal School – $40,000.
Our total outreach expenditures in 2017 will be $354,947, just under 20% of our annual budget. Your parish, through your generosity, continues to do remarkable work and more is still required of us. May all our efforts bring those in need closer to the hope offered through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Yours faithfully,
Robert C. Wisnewski, Jr.